Town Players of Newtown will be offering a special black box production of Over The River and Through The Woods by Joe Pietro for two weekends in August.BackStage calls Over The River and Through The Woods "a hilarious family comedy that is even funnier than [DiPietro's] long-running musical revue I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change."NewtownPlayers.org or reserved via phone call to the box office, 203-270-9144, and paid for at the door.

The comedy premiered in the Bronx in 1994. It follows the story of Nick, a single young Italian-American man who is the only member of his family who is still geographically close enough to his two sets of grandparents in suburban New Jersey to join them for dinner every Sunday. Although he loves them all dearly, he sometimes finds them very annoying.

When Nick's family hears the news that he may be moving to Seattle for his dream job, they plot and scheme to introduce him to a "nice Catholic girl," hoping he'll be so besotted that moving away will be out of the question.

Directed by Sherry Asch of Brewster, N.Y., the special Town Players offering will features the talents of Mike O'Mara of Seymour, Elaine Reidy and Mary Wilson of Southbury, Tom Torpey of Stratford, Kate Valiska of Danbury, and John Zanowiak of Shelton. The production crew includes producer/stage manager Michele Leigh of Brookfield, lighting director Nick Kaye of Bethel, and booth technician Roberto Perez of Danbury.

Over The River and Through The Woods will run August 18-26. Curtain times are 8 pm Fridays and Saturdays, with a 2 pm matinee on Sunday, August 20.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $10 for ages 10 and under. They can be purchased online through

The Little Theatre, home of Town Players of Newtown, is at 18 Orchard Hill Road.

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